Pencil and pencil set



May 3, 1932. A. c. Bussi-:Y

PENCIL AND PENCIL SET Filed March 17, 1930 mn NIN, nlm i1 n mx m .m

A M m E gwuento/c Allam. C. (usey Patented May 3, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE ALLAN C. BUSSEY, OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA PENCIL AND PENCIL SET .Application filed March 17, 1930. Serial No. 436,283.

My invention relates to pencils and pencil in Fig. 2 illustrating the other two sides of Y sets and has for its object to provide a pencil the pencil.

which will correctly indicate the dates of any Fig. 4L is an elevational view of a pencil particular month and the days oi' the week liavinga calendar fora different month there- 5 corresponding therewith.v on and illustrating three sides of the pencil. 55

An object of the invention resides in ap- 5 is a view similar to Fig. 4 illusplying the calendar to a six-sided pencil. tratlng a pencil having a calendar for a still Another object of the invention consists in different month thereon and showing three placing the year and the naine of the month sides of the pencil. m on one' of the sides of said pencil, and in Fig. 6 is a cross sectional view taken onI 60 placing rows of numerals on the other five line 6 6 of Fig. 1. sides of the pencil indicating the dates of the My invention preferably embodies a lead monthsvby weeks, and in further placing adpencil having six sides though it can readily jacent the numerals representing the dates of be comprehended that a round pencil or a l5 the month characters indicating the days of p encil with any number of sides in excess of c5 the week corresponding to the dates of the `SlX may be employed. Pencils with siX sides month represented by said numerals. have the advantage over round pencils of Av still further object of the invention renot rolling when placed upon the desk or sides in disposing the calendar at a locality table for which reason the same are now used 'zo on the pencil remote from the writing point preferably to the round pencils. The present 70 and in arranging the numerals and characters lnvention contemplates the use of the existing thereon so as to ready from the writing point hexagonal pencil without changing the numte the eraser end 0f the pencil, ber o i sides, and further contemplates the An Object ef lhe invention resides in pro; forming of the calendar thereon in a manner 25 ridingv a, pencil Set Consisting 0f e plurality to occupy a minimum amount of space so that 75 0f pencils each having a, diferent monthly the peIlCll may be fully UtlllZeCl WltllOu Cutcalendar thereon, there being one pencil for 6111,9 away the calendar. each month of the year, As stated, the pencil set includes a plurality Another object of the invention resides in of pencils each differently colored to indicate 30 coloring the pencils having different calenthe VMQUS mOIlthS 0f the yeah SHCG all 0f .so dars with 'a different color to assist in diierthe penclls 0f the set are identical in conentiating the various calendars from one anstruction excepting for color and the particuother. lar monthly calendar formed thereon, I have Another object of the invention resides in Shown but three pencils indicated at 10, 11 disposing the calendar at a location on the and 12 in Figs. 1, 4 and 5, which have formed 85 pencil remote from the 'writing point there-` on them monthly calendars for the months ofy and in applying the coloring to the pencil of April, May and June of the year 1930 intermediate the writing point and calendar. which will now be described in detail.

y'Other objects of the invention residein the The pencil 10 which is shown in Figs. 1 40 novelV combination and arrangement of parts to 3 inclusive, is constructed of wood or any 00 and in the details of construction.hereinafter other suitable material to form a body 13 illustrated and/or described. having the usual lead 14 therein. VThe body In the drawings: ,v 13 is formed hexagonal with six sides 15, 16, Fig. 1 is an elevational view of a pencil il- 17, 18, 19 and 20. At the end of the pencil 5 lustrating an embodiment yof my invention 10, opposite the writing point thereof, is pro- 95 and showing two of theV sides of the pencil. vided Ian eraser 21 which may be vmounted Fig. 2 is a View ofthe pencil shown in Fig. upon the end of the pencil through the cus- V1in which the same has been rotated 120O to tomary sleeve or ferrule 22 ordinarily used illustrate two othersides of the pencil. for this purpose. Fig. '3 is a similar view of the pencil shown At a locality on the pencil 10 between the 100 Vferrule 22 anda point designated at 23, the

calendar for the month of April, which I i have indicated in its entirety at 24, is situated. This calendar may be formed by printing or embossing the characters thereof upon the various sides 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20 of the calendar or in any other suitable manner. Upon the side 15 is placed the month of the year as indicated at 25 which ortheparticular pencil illustrated happens to be the month of April. This'word'ng is disposed' all of the sides of the pencilV except the side soA placed the'letter S indicated at 7 O which is disposed at the left hand side of the spacesA Y' 15 are divided into seven equal spaces through.

a numberrof peripherally extending lines 2.8, 29, 30,31, 32, 33and 34. Inthis manner the side 16 Vis formed With spaces 35, 36, 37, 38,

39, 40 and 41;; the side 17 With spaces 42, 43,

44, 45, 46, 47 and 48; and th-e side 18 With spaces 49, 50, 51, 52, 53,54 and 55.V In a similar mannerthe side 19 is formed With spaces 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61 and 62; and the side20 with spaces 63, 64, 65, 66, 67 68 and 69.

In all of the spaces 35, 42, 49, 56 .and 63 is andfvvhich representsSunday. In the spaces 36, 43, 50, 57 and 64 in the same position is placed theletter M Which' is designated at71 andrvvhich represents Monday. In the spaces 37,144, `5l, 58 and 65 is placedrthe letter T indicated by the reference numeral 72 Which stands for'Tuesday. In thel spaces 38, 45, 52, 5,9 and 66 vis placed, as designated at 73, the letter VW representingVednesday. In the i spaces 39,46, V53, and 67 is placed the letter T designated at 74 which is symbolic ot Thursday. In a similarmanner, inthe spaces 40, 47,54, 61and68`is placed the letter F Yrepresenting Friday and in the` remaining spaces the letter `S representing Saturday. In this mannerthe characters representing the days of the Week occurs consecutively in each columnand each row of spaces corresponds to. one week.

In the various spaces 35 to are" placed numerals indicated at 75Which runtrom 1 to 28, 29,30 or 31.as the casev may be and represent the dates of themonth. `These numerals are arranged inthe variousspaces 35 to69 so that the same areopposit'e the proper characters representingthe days of theV Week.

kBy means of this` arrangement'the row of` characters usually placed at the head 'of the calendaris dispensed with and theentire cal.- endar placedupon the pencil on `the. sigvfaces ordinarily provided therewith, Without util 5 lizing Yspacev'dissociated.y from the` calendar proper. Between the-point 23 of the calendar 24 and the Writing point of the pencil, the body 13 of the pencil is coated With a coating 76 of some certain color. In the particular pencil shovvn the color selected Was blue, though it can be readily comprehended that any other suitable coloring may be used so that afdiiierent colorfisj employed for each month of the year. Y

`The pencils for the other months of the year, of Which pencils 11 and 12 for May and June' have been Yshown in Figs. 4 and 5, are ofexactlyvthe same construction as the pencil 10. These pencils differ however -in that cal- .endars 77 and 78 thereon are monthly calendars for the months of May and J une instead n;

of lApril andV that the numerals 75 thereon are Vpositioned in the various spaces A35to 69 in the proper manner so as to y'cause the various characters 70, etc., to correspond Wit-hthe' Vdates or .the month. As previouslyetated,

coatings 79 and 8O of different color are-applied to the pencils 11 and 121to diierentiate thleJ various calendar pencils Ione Vfrom the otier. Y Y' Although the coloringofk the pencils may n lbe used for September as suggest-ive of the colors of the leaves in all,yeilovvmay be used for August as representing the colorot ripe grain, and' white may be'rusedtor January as suggestive' `of the White snow.' In this manner the colors not only-serve to LAdi'terentiate thel different months oi' the pencils but to assist the user in determining the month vWithout actually turning the pencil to read the inscription thereon.

In. the use of the pencil the sameis'sharpened and used inthe ordinary manner.` Due to theV disposition of thev calendarat the-"end of the pencil remote from theA point, the" call endar part, of the pencil normally extends beyond'the portion of the pencil grasped'by the hand in WritingYV For this reason the cal- Ye'ndar is readily legible While the pencilv is held in the hand. By rotatingthe'pencil the proper side thereof may be eXposedto display the dates of the lcurrrentdvveek or any desired Week. a

My invention is highly meritorious. Due to the placing ofthe characters representing the daysnof the Week*adjacentfeachdate it becomes unnecessaryl to [associatefthei dates With a particular vcaptionto ascertain the proper date'. ItWill be noted that -tlneiinscription Lupon the pencil forming theicalendar reads fromthe point ofthe 'pencil toward the eraserend vso th'atthe calendar maybe readWhile ythe pencilY isA held in thelaiid.

In this manner dates can be ascertained much more rapidly than where the eye must travel to a calendar remotely disposed from the locality at which the writing is to be done. With my invention the necessity of shifting the eyes away from the pencil after the same has been grasped in order to ascertain the date is unnecessary, since the calendar is formed about the pencil and is readily visible when the pencil is properly held.

Although I have described my invention as used in conjunction with an ordina-ry lead pencil, it can readily be comprehended that the invention may embody a mechanical pencil, a pen, or any other similar device.

Changes in the specic form of my invention may be made Within the scope of what is claimed Without departing from the spirit of my invention.

I-Iaving described my invention what I claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent is:

In combination with a pencil having siX sides, a monthly calendar provided on a perimetrical section thereof and including notations on one side of the pencil indicating the month and year of the calendar and including one each of the remaining sides a row of numerals indicating the consecutive monthly dates in a week, the dates for the corresponding days of the different weeks being arranged in columns perimetrically of the pencil, perimetrical columns of letters disf posed alternately with respect to the columns nature.

` ALLAN C. BUSSEY. 

